SR120 Alabama 2021 Session

Summary

Session

Regular Session 2021

Title

Senate, Special Order Calendar

Summary

This Senate resolution designates five listed bills as the special order of business, giving them priority until they are disposed of by the 27th legislative day.

What This Bill Does

It declares HB295, HB331, HB320, HB453, and HB309 as the special, paramount, continuing order of business, taking precedence over all other matters. These bills would be addressed and disposed of by the 27th legislative day. Each bill contains specific budget and funding actions—HB295 appropriates for the Coalition Against Domestic Violence with required reports; HB331 deals with Children First Trust Fund appropriations, tobacco settlement revenues, and related audits and reporting; HB320 provides a cost-of-living increase for state employees starting Oct 1, 2021; HB453 adds supplemental appropriations to several state agencies for FY2021; HB309 outlines General Fund budget, debt service, and capital outlay for FY2022.

Who It Affects

• State agencies and programs that receive funding under the listed bills (for example, Coalition Against Domestic Violence and Children First Trust Fund programs), as they would be prioritized and subject to the bills' funding and reporting requirements.
• State employees and budgetary stakeholders (including agencies receiving supplemental or general fund money), since HB320 would affect pay with a cost-of-living increase and HB453/HB309 involve budget changes and allocations that impact funding levels and fiscal planning.

Key Provisions

• HB295: Appropriation for the Coalition Against Domestic Violence with an operations plan, audited financial statements, and required quarterly and end-of-year reports.
• HB331: Appropriations from the Children First Trust Fund for FY ending September 30, 2022; allocations per specified sections; tobacco settlement revenues deposited within 30 days; Finance Director to notify agencies of allocations; appropriations conditioned on tobacco revenues; potential additional tobacco settlement funds; audits; Department of Children's Affairs to report to the Legislature and Children's Policy Council; General Fund appropriations to various entities.
• HB320: State employees cost-of-living increase for the fiscal year beginning October 1, 2021.
• HB453: Supplemental General Fund appropriations to multiple state agencies for FY2021, including the Alabama Tourism Department, Board of Pardons and Paroles, Supreme Court, IT, Public Health, Judicial Inquiry Commission, Forensic Sciences, and the Dietetics/Nutrition Practice Examiners Fund.
• HB309: General Fund budget provisions, including allocations for other government functions, debt service, and capital outlay for FY2022.

AI-generated summary using openai/gpt-5-nano on Feb 23, 2026. May contain errors — refer to the official bill text for accuracy.

Subjects

Resolutions, Legislative